Religare Global Asset Management (RGAM), a wholly owned subsidiary and the multi-boutique asset management arm of integrated financial services group, Religare Enterprises Limited, has appointed Alan Berkshire as President – North America.

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The Hedge Fund Association (HFA) has added three females to prominent leadership positions. FINalternatives publisher Deirdre Brennan has been appointed as UK regional chapter director; C&A Consulting director Amy Poster has been added to the Regulatory & Government Advisory Board
Scott J. Nance, an institutional investment executive with more than 20 years’ industry experience, has joined Compass Securities as an independent affiliate through his practice, West-NW Capital. Prior to joining Compass as a registered representative, Nance was a managing director
Schroders has appointed Bob Jolly to a new role on its fixed income team as Head of Global Macro based in London. Jolly, who joins in September, will also take on lead portfolio management responsibility for a number of macro and
The Hedge Fund Association has elected its 2010/2011 board of directors, president and vice president, and appointed regional directors and advisory board chairs. HFA is focused on business and professional development, Capitol Hill lobbying to advocate for managers and investors,
Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking has appointed Todd Martin as equity strategist covering the Asia Pacific region, based in Hong Kong. In this newly created role, Martin will generate micro and macro themes that will formulate specific cash equity
Merlin, a prime brokerage services and technology provider offering integrated solutions to the alternative investment industry, has hired Brian VS McKenna as a partner in the Merlin Institutional Group (MIG). In this role, McKenna will enhance MIG’s institutional sales efforts
EFAMA, the European Fund and Asset Management Association, has elected Claude Kremer as its President for a two-year term. The election of the new EFAMA head took place in Lucerne during the association’s Annual General Meeting. The representatives of the
RBC Capital Markets, the corporate and investment banking arm of Royal Bank of Canada, has hired Raymond Schumertl as a director for global macro FX sales. Schumertl will be based in RBC’s Hong Kong office and will report to Natasha
Maurice ‘Chip’ Perkins, one of the founding members of diversified alternative asset manager MKP Capital Management, is to retire from the firm with effect from the end of 2011. In addition, Anoop Dhakad and Katherine Plavan are to lead MKP
